Universal Basic Education (UBE) is Nigeria's national program to provide free, compulsory basic education, launched in 1999 and given statutory backing by the Universal Basic Education Act of 2004, covering nine years of schooling from primary through junior secondary level. Implemented through the Universal Basic Education Commission alongside state-level boards, it succeeded the earlier Universal Primary Education program of the 1970s and aimed to reduce the large number of Nigerian children without access to basic schooling.
Facts
Key ProvisionBasic education covering nine years of formal schooling: 6 years of primary and 3 years of junior secondary. 1 Enacted / Adopted Year Classification
Education LevelPrimary Education (ISCED 1) 1 Policy Status
Policy Status (category) FAQs
Do pupils in Nigeria have to pass an entrance examination to move from primary to junior secondary school under Universal Basic Education?
Transition to junior secondary school is meant to be automatic.
No. The programme's stated aims say that transition from primary to junior secondary school should be automatic, because basic education ends at the junior secondary level, so an entrance examination may no longer be necessary. Emphasis is placed on effective continuous assessment, while final examination and certification are done at the end of the nine-year basic education programme.
Does Universal Basic Education place any duty on parents?
Every parent is to ensure the child attends and completes primary and junior secondary school.
Yes. The programme's stated objectives say that every parent shall ensure that his or her child or ward attends and completes primary school education and junior secondary school education.
Sources
1. Universal Basic Education Commission (Nigeria) - Wikipedia
History
first introduced the Universal Basic Education Programme in 1999
Mandate
nine years of formal schooling (6 years of primary and 3 years of junior secondary education
Lead section
The Universal Basic Education Commission simply known as UBEC is a federal government Agency that has the mandate to formulate and coordinate all programmes of the Universal Basic Education programme prescribe the minimum standards for basic education in Nigeria.
Description, education-level classification
Implemented through the Universal Basic Education Commission alongside state-level boards, it succeeded the earlier Universal Primary Education program of the 1970s and aimed to reduce the large number of Nigerian children without access to basic schooling.
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